Xeon E-2456 vs Athlon Silver 3050U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.88
Xeon E-2456
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
14.96
+696%

Xeon E-2456 outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a whopping 696% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Silver 3050U and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1971469
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data93.22
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)no data
Power efficiency11.8617.70
Architecture codenameDali (Zen) (2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon Silver 3050U and Xeon E-2456 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache192 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4500 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Silver 3050U and Xeon E-2456 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFP5FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Xeon E-2456. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon Silver 3050U and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Xeon E-2456 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 2 ( - 1100 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 3050U and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes1216

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon Silver 3050U 1.88
Xeon E-2456 14.96
+696%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon Silver 3050U 2993
Xeon E-2456 23770
+694%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.88 14.96
Recency 6 January 2020 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt

Athlon Silver 3050U has 433.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2456, on the other hand, has a 695.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon E-2456 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon Silver 3050U is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2456 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Silver 3050U and Xeon E-2456, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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